BMW recall: Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5
- What's wrong
- Affected vehicles may have had a retrofit or conversion of the airbag using a previously recalled airbag variant which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury possibly fatal to people in the…
- What to do
- Contact a BMW dealer to book the free repair. Vehicles will have the airbag checked and if necessary replaced.
What’s wrong
Affected vehicles may have had a retrofit or conversion of the airbag using a previously recalled airbag variant which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury possibly fatal to people in the vicinity. The original factory fitment airbag for the vehicle is not affected.
The fix
Vehicles will have the airbag checked and if necessary replaced.
Vehicles affected
| Model | Built from | Built to | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE | 21 Sep 2011 | 27 Oct 2017 | 1,275 |
| 5 SERIES GT | 27 Jul 2009 | 2 Feb 2017 | 4,764 |
| 5 SERIES SALOON | 10 Dec 2009 | 27 Oct 2016 | 60,822 |
| 5 SERIES TOURING | 20 May 2010 | 23 Feb 2017 | 20,334 |
| 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE | 28 Jul 2010 | 4 Sep 2017 | 1,533 |
| 6 SERIES COUPE | 22 Feb 2011 | 11 Sep 2017 | 1,995 |
| X5 | 5 Apr 2013 | 7 Nov 2017 | 5,316 |
| X6 | 11 May 2014 | 2 Sep 2017 | 318 |
| 1 Series Hatch 5dr | 25 May 2011 | 8 Nov 2017 | 132,238 |
| 1 Series Hatch 3dr | 6 Mar 2012 | 8 Nov 2017 | 23,045 |
| 2 SERIES COUPE | 8 Jul 2013 | 8 Nov 2017 | 7,851 |
| 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE | 24 Nov 2014 | 8 Nov 2017 | 2,964 |
| X3 | 17 May 2010 | 19 Aug 2017 | 43,121 |
| X4 | 6 Mar 2014 | 7 Nov 2017 | 4,728 |
| 3 SERIES SALOON | 2 Nov 2011 | 8 Nov 2017 | 79,568 |
| 3 SERIES TOURING | 16 Jan 2012 | 8 Nov 2017 | 22,958 |
| 4 SERIES COUPE | 7 May 2013 | 8 Nov 2017 | 5,219 |
| 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE | 12 Nov 2013 | 8 Nov 2017 | 2,568 |
| 3 SERIES GT | 16 Nov 2012 | 8 Nov 2017 | 3,588 |
| 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE | 2 Dec 2013 | 8 Nov 2017 | 5,357 |
| 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER | 21 Jun 2017 | 8 Nov 2017 | 1,644 |
| 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER | 24 Jun 2017 | 8 Nov 2017 | 1,299 |
| 1 Series Hatch 3dr | 26 Feb 2007 | 16 Dec 2011 | 2,201 |
| X3 | 13 Oct 2003 | 28 Jul 2006 | 14,346 |
| X1 | 30 Nov 2009 | 1 Apr 2015 | 100 |
| 1 Series Hatch 5dr | 15 Apr 2004 | 29 Jun 2011 | 14,633 |
| 3 SERIES SALOON | 15 Oct 2004 | 2 Nov 2011 | 86,222 |
| 3 SERIES TOURING | 22 Apr 2005 | 29 May 2012 | 25,862 |
| 1 SERIES COUPE | 8 Nov 2007 | 26 Aug 2009 | 252 |
| 1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE | 6 Mar 2008 | 28 Aug 2009 | 148 |
How to check your vehicle
Use the official DVSA checker with your registration number to see if your exact vehicle is included. If it is, the manufacturer should have written to the registered keeper. The repair is free, even if you bought the vehicle second-hand.
Updated 21 October 2024. This page summarises an official notice. Details can change – always follow the official notice.